Serves him right, huh?You SOLD something?
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Serves him right, huh?You SOLD something?
An FYI. If you go for dies, know that the Lee 4-die set with factory crimp die, the crimp die is NOT a roll-crimp die. It's a taper crimp die. I had to purchase the roll-crimp die separately from Lee.I thought I was all done with .45 Colt. Until lately I decided I wanted to have another one of those New England Firearms Survivors with a .410 / .45 Colt barrel. Which basically does what a TC Contender .410 /.45 Colt does, only has a butt stock and longer barrel. I had an NEF Survivor but a few years ago sold it. So lately, I wanted another only this one cost me twice as much as what I'd sold my previous one for.
Okay, I've got tons of .410 shells, as I've got a couple of other .410's. But the .45 Colt ammo, that all went away when I sold my Smith & Wesson Model 25-2. So today, I was looking around online at ammo and components. Oh my goodness. Not only is it hard to find, but expensive when found. Oh, and I don't have any more large pistol primers, I sold or gave those away when I sold my last .45 ACP last year. I didn't think I'd be needing them. All I have is some 185 gr. fancy XTP .45 bullets that someone gave me, and while they could be used in the Survivor, aren't really appropriate for .45 Colt. Oh, and powder, I have some Unique.
So after looking at the price of cartridge brass, primers (which aren't available around here), and maybe some 250 gr. RNL bullets, not to mention a die set, I'm thinking for now maybe I'd be better off buying a couple of boxes of factory ammo. For over a dollar per cartridge.
Although it is lesser known, "SELLER'S REMORSE" is real. We are the support group to help its victims recover.Serves him right, huh?
Thanks, I've been aware of that. In this case, the cartridges are going to be fired in a single shot so I don't think crimp will matter. In fact, the one component I already have are some Hornady bullets w/o cannelure but they should be okay in the single shot.An FYI. If you go for dies, know that the Lee 4-die set with factory crimp die, the crimp die is NOT a roll-crimp die. It's a taper crimp die. I had to purchase the roll-crimp die separately from Lee.
I don't experience this often. But once in a while, I buy back an example that I'd previously owned. Because of the way the laws are going, I thought I'd buy a few single shots just in case."SELLER'S REMORSE" is real.
Oh, did I ever. I had about 80 something guns in 2019, for the next few years after that, I sold about three quarters of them. I've since added about six or seven of types that I didn't already have. Single shot rifles and single shot and pump shotguns.You SOLD something?
Are you saying prices are going up or down?Don't worry, everything else will catch up eventually. Just look at 30-30. Used to be $12-15 for a box of 20rds on sale. Now it's maybe $25 a box on sale, and 30+ regularly.
I had some of that swamp water when I was on a deployment to Malaysia
Up . Only thing going down is the value of the dollarAre you saying prices are going up or down?
Nice chatting with you last Saturday Mike.For those interested in my 45 Colt (thanks for the shout outs BTW) I'll be making more in about a month. Prices are on my website.
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Good chatting with you as well.Nice chatting with you last Saturday Mike.
That is my next investment a Dillon I'm still pumping out ammo on the single stage but it's relaxing in a way I enjoy iteven at today''s CRAZY prices , my .45 colt, cast bullet reloads are running me about 25 - .30 cents per round. Many powders can be used, so that part is pretty simple,and a pound is good for the thousand round range.
die sets not all that hard to come by if not brand picky,but primer prices flat suck !! oh well,got 3 to feed so I just keep cranking away on the ol' Dillon.
Single stage press for Single action revolvers.That is my next investment a Dillon I'm still pumping out ammo on the single stage but it's relaxing in a way I enjoy it